Eric Coffie

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Marxism in Africa: Why So Many African Economies Failed after Independence

11/04/2020 Mises Wire Eric Coffie

The brutal rejection of capitalism in favor of socialism by African politicians at independence was largely due to a deep-seated misconception that equates capitalism to colonialism.

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